Agatha Raisin mysteries are traditional British amateur sleuth novels that are all about food and her life of early retirement in the Cotswolds, at the picture-book village of Carsely. Born and raised in a Birmingham slum, she later works in a PR office in London, finally taking early retirement after slaving away promoting other people’s success.
If you’re looking for that humorous amateur sleuth cozy mystery set in jolly old England, then the Agatha Raisin Mystery series is for you. These books are a great blend of food (quiche!), suspense and fun!
First launched in 1992, the series is written by M.C. Beaton, a pen name of Marion Chesney. Agatha Raisin mysteries have also been made into both radio and TV series. Marion Chesney is a prolific Scottish writer who has authored romance titles (as Marion Chesney) and other series, including the Hamish Macbeth series as M.C. Beaton.
Order | Book | Genre | Date | Rating | |
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0.5 | Agatha's First Case (e) | Cozy Mystery / CZ | Aug-2015 | 3.5 | |
1 | Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death | Cozy Mystery / CZ | Dec-1992 | 3.5 | |
2 | Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet | Cozy Mystery / CZ | Aug-1993 | 3.5 | |
3 | Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener | Cozy Mystery / CZ | Aug-1994 | 4 | |
4 | Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley | Cozy Mystery / CZ | Apr-1995 | 4 | |
5 | Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage | Cozy Mystery / CZ | Nov-1996 | 3.5 | |
6 | Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist | Cozy Mystery / CZ | Oct-1997 | 3.5 | |
7 | Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death | Cozy Mystery / CZ | Aug-1998 | 3.5 | |
8 | Agatha Raisin and the Wizard of Evesham | Cozy Mystery / CZ | Apr-1999 | 3.5 | |
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9 | Agatha Raisin and the Witch of Wyckhadden | Cozy Mystery / CZ | Nov-1999 | 3.5 | |
10 | Agatha Raisin and the Fairies of Fryfam | Cozy Mystery / CZ | Jun-2000 | 3.5 | |
11 | Agatha Raisin and the Love from Hell | Cozy Mystery / CZ | Dec-2001 | 3.5 | |
12 | Agatha Raisin and the Day the Floods Came | Cozy Mystery / CZ | Jul-2002 | 4 | |
13 | Agatha Raisin and the Case of the Curious Curate | Cozy Mystery / CZ | Feb-2003 | 4 | |
14 | Agatha Raisin and the Haunted House | Cozy Mystery / CZ | Oct-2003 | 4 | |
15 | The Deadly Dance | Cozy Mystery / CZ | Nov-2004 | 4 | |
16 | The Perfect Paragon | Cozy Mystery / CZ | Aug-2005 | 4 | |
17 | Love, Lies and Liquor | Cozy Mystery / CZ | Sep-2006 | 4 | |
18 | Kissing Christmas Goodbye | Cozy Mystery / CZ | Oct-2007 | 4 | |
19 | A Spoonful of Poison | Cozy Mystery / CZ | Oct-2008 | 3.5 | |
20 | There Goes the Bride | Cozy Mystery / CZ | Oct-2009 | 4 | |
21 | Busy Body | Cozy Mystery / CZ | Oct-2010 | 4 | |
22 | As the Pig Turns | Cozy Mystery / CZ | Oct-2011 | 3.5 | |
23 | Hiss and Hers | Cozy Mystery / CZ | Sep-2012 | 3 | |
23.5 | Agatha Raisin and the Christmas Crumble (e) | Cozy Mystery / CZ | Dec-2012 | 4 | |
24 | Something Borrowed, Someone Dead | Cozy Mystery / CZ | Sep-2013 | 3.5 | |
25 | The Blood of an Englishman | Cozy Mystery / CZ | Sep-2014 | 3.5 | |
26 | Dishing the Dirt | Cozy Mystery / CZ | Sep-2015 | 4 | |
27 | Pushing Up Daisies | Cozy Mystery / CZ | Sep-2016 | 4.5 | |
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28 | The Witches' Tree | Cozy Mystery / CZ | Oct-2017 | 4.5 | |
29 | The Dead Ringer | Cozy Mystery / CZ | Oct-2018 | 4 | |
30 | Beating About the Bush | Cozy Mystery / CZ | Dec-2019 | 5 | |
31 | Hot to Trot | Cozy Mystery / CZ | Nov-2020 | 5 | |
32 | Down the Hatch | Cozy Mystery / CZ | Oct-2021 | 0 | |
The Agatha Raisin Companion (e) | Cozy Mystery / CZ | Nov-2010 | 3.5 |